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| name = Shiva Kumar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|06|29}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = {{ubl
| [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]] (B.A.)
| [[Bangalore University]] (M.A.)
| [[IIM Ahmedabad]] (M.B.A.)
| [[Harvard University]] (M.P.A., Ph.D.)
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| spouse = Poonam Muttreja
| children = 2
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'''A. K. Shiva Kumar''' (29 June 1956),<ref name=ISNI>{{cite web|title=Kumar, A. K.|url=http://isni-url.oclc.nl/isni/0000000054856542|publisher=International Standard Name Identifier – ISNI|access-date=8 June 2014|quote=born 29 June 1956}}</ref> is a development economist, policy advisor, and evaluator, who has over the past 40 years, taught economics, undertaken evaluations, conducted research and policy analysis, worked closely with governments, international agencies, and civil society organisations to advocate for changes in public policy and legislation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ashoka.edu.in/welcome/faculty#!/a-k-shiva-kumar-65 |title=Faculty Profile |publisher=Ashoka University |access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref> He teaches various courses at [[Harvard University]], [[Indian School of Business]], [[Young India Fellowship]], [[S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research]] and [[Ashoka University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ashoka.edu.in/welcome/faculty#!/a-k-shiva-kumar-65 |title=Welcome|publisher=Ashoka University |access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref> He is a Board Member of the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children, Co-Chair of Know in Violence in Childhood, and a member of the Leadership Councils of both the [[International Center for Research on Women]] (ICRW) and Global Women's Institute, [[The George Washington University]], Washington DC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=University |first1=Ashoka |title=Faculty/Staff |url=https://ashoka.edu.in/welcome/faculty#!/a-k-shiva-kumar-65 |website=Ashoka University |access-date=10 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In addition to serving as a senior policy adviser [[UNICEF]] – [[India]] (1992-2017), he was a member of India's [[National Advisory Council]] to the [[Prime Minister of India]], constituted by the Chairperson [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name=NAC>{{cite web|url=http://nac.nic.in/members/akshivkumar.php |title=Dr. A. K. Shiva Kumar, Member NAC |publisher=National Advisory Council |access-date=8 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727011122/http://nac.nic.in/members/akshivkumar.php |archive-date=27 July 2014 }}</ref> The council was set up in June 2004 to oversee the implementation of India's [[National Common Minimum Programme]].

==Early life==
A. K. Shiva Kumar earned his postgraduate diploma in management from the [[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]], and his [[Master of Arts|MA]] in economics from Bangalore University. He also holds a master's degree in [[public administration]] and a Ph.D. in [[political economy]] and government from [[Harvard University]].<ref name=NAC/> At Harvard, Kumar's Ph.D. supervisor was Nobel Laureate [[Amartya Sen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=ET |first1=Team |title=His pupil gives him a wider vision |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/his-pupil-gives-him-a-wider-vision/articleshow/870612.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

==Career==
Kumar teaches economics and public policy at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]] and is a visiting professor at the [[Indian School of Business]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], the [[Young India Fellowship]] at [[Ashoka University]] and [[S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research]] in [[Mumbai, India|Mumbai]]. <ref name=NAC/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isb.edu/faculty/FacultyDir.aspx?ddlFaculty=28|title=Indian School of Business Faculty information|access-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> He has focused his research on poverty and [[Human development (humanity)|human development]], social sector analysis, and the impact of development policies on children and women. He is recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, Mason Fellowship, and the Certificate of Excellence in Teaching from Harvard University.<ref name=Sanskritifoundation_website_26_08_13>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/board.htm |publisher=Sanskriti Foundation |access-date=26 August 2013 |title=Sanskriti Foundation Board of Trustees}}</ref> He serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of Sanskriti Foundation.<ref name="Sanskritifoundation_website_26_08_13"/> Dr. Kumar is the convener of the ''Kolkata Group Meeting'' annual workshops which are organised by Pratichi (India) Trust, the [[Harvard]] Global Equity Initiative and [[UNICEF]] India – and supervised and led by [[Amartya Sen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tag Archives: Amartya Sen|url=https://kractivist.wordpress.com/tag/amartya-sen/|publisher=kracktivist|access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> He serves on the Academic Council of [[Ashoka University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ashoka.edu.in/About-Us/Academic-Council |title=Academic Council |publisher=Ashoka University |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> Kumar is also a member of the Executive Board of India's leading environmental protection organisation – the [[Centre for Science and Environment]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cseindia.org/node/219 |title=Executive Board Members |publisher=CSE India |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> In 2011, the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] constituted an ''Audit Advisory Board'' (AAB) of which Dr. Kumar was a member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=73415 |title=CAG's Audit Advisory Board Constituted |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Govt. of India}}</ref>

Kumar has been a regular contributor to [[UNDP]]'s Annual Human Development Reports. He has also been associated with the preparation of national human development reports in a number of countries including [[Bhutan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/newsDetail.php?id=149 |title=National Portal of Bhutan UNDP Assistance to be evaluated |access-date=11 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520010836/http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/newsDetail.php?id=149 |archive-date=20 May 2011 }}</ref> [[Maldives]], [[Mongolia]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Serbia]]. He was appointed by the Government of Sikkim as advisor for formulating Sikkim's second Human Development Report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isikkim.com/2011-06-ak-shiva-kumar-is-advisor-for-sikkims-human-dev-report-094/ |title=AK Shiva Kumar is Advisor for Sikkim's Human Dev report |publisher=iSikkim |date=9 June 2011 |access-date=9 February 2014}}</ref> In 2003, Kumar co-edited the book ''Readings in Human Development''. His other publications include the ''Public Report on Basic Education (PROBE)'' (Oxford University Press, 1999) and a co-authored report entitled, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060911183722/http://www.un.org.in/wii.htm Women in India: How free? How Equal]'', for the UN System in India. He also put together ''The Oxford Handbook of Population and Development''.<ref name=Handbook>{{cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = A. K. | last2 = Panda | first2 = Pradeep | last3 = Ved | first3 = Rajani R. | title = Handbook of population and development in India | publisher = Institute for Human Development Oxford University Press | location = New Delhi | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780198069294 }}</ref> Dr. Kumar released the Delhi Human Development Report 2013 along with Delhi CM [[Sheila Dikshit]] and Vice-President [[Hamid Ansari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihdindia.org/dhdr_invitation.pdf |publisher=Institute for Human Development |access-date=1 September 2013 |title=Delhi Human Development Report 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He formerly served as the Director of the International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD), New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Vietnam model|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-vietnam-model/2/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=5 November 2014}}</ref> The IC4HD was a constituent of the [[United Nations]] and along with support from the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.in.undp.org/content/india/en/home/operations/projects/human-development/the-international-centre-for-human-development.html/ |title=Supporting the International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) |website=UNDP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105233205/http://www.in.undp.org/content/india/en/home/operations/projects/human-development/the-international-centre-for-human-development.html/ |archive-date=5 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Other activities==
* Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Member of the Board (since 2016)<ref>[http://www.end-violence.org/about-us/board Board] Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.</ref>

==Further reading==
===PhD thesis===
* {{citation | last = Kumar | first = A. K. Shiva |title = Maternal capabilities and child survival in low income regions: an economic analysis of infant mortality in India | publisher = Harvard University | year = 1992 | postscript = .}}

===Books===
* {{cite book | last = Kumar | first = A. K. Shiva |title = Gender equality and political participation: implications for good health | publisher = Institute of Social Studies Trust | year = 1996 }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = A. K. Shiva | last2 = Fukuda-Parr | first2 = Sakiko | author-link2 = Sakiko Fukuda-Parr | title = Readings in human development: concepts, measures and policies for a development paradigm | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = New Delhi New York | year = 2004 | isbn = 9780195670523 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/readingsinhumand0000unse }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = A. K. Shiva | last2 = Fukuda-Parr | first2 = Sakiko | author-link2 = Sakiko Fukuda-Parr | title = Handbook of human development: concepts, measures, and policies | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = New Delhi New York | year = 2009 | isbn = 9780195692334 }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = A. K. | last2 = Panda | first2 = Pradeep | last3 = Ved | first3 = Rajani R. | title = Handbook of population and development in India | publisher = Institute for Human Development Oxford University Press | location = New Delhi | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780198069294 }}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Cite web |url=http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/team/showTeam.do?groupId=1005364&groupName=Advisors |title=topics.developmentgateway.org |access-date=24 August 2005 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050514182629/http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/team/showTeam.do?groupId=1005364&groupName=Advisors |archive-date=14 May 2005 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
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